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The Kiwanis Club of

Burlington , Iowa

PRESIDENT . . . . . . . . . . Dave Stoermer

VICE PRESIDENT Kay Sackville Breuer

VICE PRESIDENT ELECT

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald E. Parks

SECRETARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pam Farr

TREASURER . . . . . . . . . Linda DeFosse

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wyman Weinbeck

ACTIVITIES CORP. CHAIR

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Blythe

ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Prall

SERGEANT AT ARMS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Preader

BULLETIN EDITOR

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Cameron

WEEKLY ATTENDANCE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Richardson

PHOTOGRAPHER . . . . . . . Duane Lee

PIANIST . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald E. Parks

TRUMPETER . . . . . C. Lawrence Paule

SONG LEADERS

. . . Chuck Rucker, Jeff Rucker, Don Lofgren

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

      1 YEAR                            2 YEARS

Carol Brokow                Ernie Voigt

Melissa Warner             Angela Walker

Cliff Calhoun                 Jane E. Wilson

Lynn Humphrey            Craig Smith

MEETINGS:

Each Thursday 12:00 Noon at Comfort Suites

BOARD MEETINGS:

1st & 3rd Tuesdays 12:15 p.m. at Comfort Suites

www.burlingtonkiwanis.com

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 

Dear Kiwanis family- 

I can’t believe it is time already for me to take over the responsibilities of Kiwanis President. The last couple of years have gone by very fast. 

I want to thank Wyman, the officers and the board for their hard work last year. We tackled some important issues, and the club thanks you for your time and dedication. I also want to thank everyone for the confidence you have shown in me by electing me as your president. I will do my best to warrant your continued support. I consider it a great honor to be president of the Burlington Kiwanis Club.

 I am planning a busy year in 2006-2007. I will need everyone to “Step up to the plate” and make a difference. 

I have several priorities for this next year: 

Priority #1 is to increase membership. Membership is the life blood of our club! Membership in the Burlington Kiwanis Club is special and we share it with special people. My goal for the next year is to increase membership by 10%. 

Priority #2 is to increase fund raising. We traditionally give about $30,000 back to our community each year. With 200 members, that means we are only giving about $150 per member. You know, I think, we could assess all our members like Rotary, and come up with more than that. But, is that what we are about? I don’t think so! We currently have 15 grills that we use for our Pancake Breakfast. I think we should find additional ways to use that equipment for fundraising. Our camera equipment could be used for more than the Santa Project. These are just a couple of ideas. I have a committee looking into ways to increase our fundraising and I am  President’s Message Continued on Page 2
 President’s Message Continued from Page 1 sure they will come up with some good ideas. Maybe we just need to tweak our existing projects. Our Travelogue Team has tweaked that project and it looks like our income will at least triple. Good Work!! We need all of us to “Step up to the Plate” and make a difference. My goal for fundraising next year is to increase our giving by $10,000.  

Dave Stoermer